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    ID a .303 headstamp

    I recently got 40 rounds of .303 ammo with a headstamp I don't recognize. It reads "K52" and "7". I've looked through the posts on ammo here on the forum, and didn't see that one listed.Can anyone help me ID the headstamp?
    Since it has the copper-colored primer, I'm assuming that the primer is both corrosive and mercuric, and I'll treat it as such.
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    Kynoch 1952. Mk7 ball. As issued to UKicon Military and others. It's the only ammo question that I have ever been able to answer!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    Kynoch 1952. Mk7 ball. As issued to UKicon Military and others. It's the only ammo question that I have ever been able to answer!
    Well done 10 points. sorry Peter couldn't resist warped Aussie sense of humour.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    Kynoch 1952. Mk7 ball. As issued to UKicon Military and others. It's the only ammo question that I have ever been able to answer!


    Unlike the thousands of questions on weapons you so generously answer to us all on here

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    Quote Originally Posted by rickw55 View Post
    I recently got 40 rounds of .303 ammo with a headstamp I don't recognize. It reads "K52" and "7". I've looked through the posts on ammo here on the forum, and didn't see that one listed.Can anyone help me ID the headstamp?
    Since it has the copper-colored primer, I'm assuming that the primer is both corrosive and mercuric, and I'll treat it as such.
    Thanks,
    Rick W
    Headstamps of the .303 British Calibre Service Ammunition Round

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    Thanks for the link. Now I know where to look!
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